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s. R. SCOTTRON SUPPORTING BRAGKET. No; 505,-008. Paten ed'sept. 1 2,1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

SAMUEL R. SCOTTRON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SUPPORTlNG-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,008, datedSeptember 12, 1893.

Application filed May 13, 1893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. SCOTTRON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inSupporting-Brackets, of which the following is a Specification,reference being had thei-ein to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a perspective View of my inproved bracket and Fig. 2 ahorizontal section taken through the securing ring.

This invention is designed to produce an improved supporting bracket,which is adapted for ready vertical adjustment on its support and inwhich the weight of the shelf or other article placed on the bracket isutilized to create the necessary friction to hold the bracket securelyin its adjusted positions, the use of nails, screws, dac., which weakenand disfigure the support, being obviated.

The invention is very Simple and will be readly understood by referenceto the accompanying drawings, in which, a is the vertical support which,in this instance, is a round bar or pole, but which may be rectangular,or otherwise shaped, if desired.

The bracket,proper, bis formed of a single band of metal, formed into anopen triangle,

consisting of the vertical part b', the horizontal part b and theoblique part b the ends of the bands being riveted together at b TheVertical part b' is preferably formed concaved to fit the convex surfaceof the supporting bar and be thereby prevented from shifting sidewiseout of a vertical line. A vertical wedge-shaped slot b is formed in theVertical part of the bracket, the side-edges of the slot convergingupwardly and being bent outwardly, away from the support, to form theoblique flanges b extending the full length of the slot. As shown, thesefianges incline slightly toward each other.

clamping action of the band.

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the slot, as shown. It will be observed that this manner of holding thebracket not only causes the inner bar of the triangular support to bearclosely throughout its length against the supporting bar, whereby thebracket will be firmly braced and steadied, but it also enables the bandto grasp the bracket firmly, the flanges on the bracket preventing theends of the band defacing the support. It will also be seen that byfastening the ends of the band over the bar of the bracket the breakingstrength of the band is utilized, thereby enabling me to use a Very thinflexible band.

It will be observed that the weight of the shelf or other article placedon the bracket will, by depressing the same, draw the two ends of thethin band toward each other and thereby frictionally clamp the support,the greater the weight the greater being the To loosen the band toadjust or remove the bracket it is simply necessary to raise the bracketslightly while holding the band still, which action will cause the bandto expand sufficiently to release the support.

It will be observed that this invention obviates the use of fasteningdevices which weaken and deface the standard.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- Thecombination of a support, a triangular bracket having its Vertical baradaptcd to closely fit against the support, said vertical barbeingprovided with a wedge-shaped opening tapering upwardly, the side edgesof this opening being bent outwardly to form fiangcs, and a bandembracing the support and partially embracing the Vertical bar of thebracket, the ends of the band being bent down over the couvergingflanges and terminating short of the adjacent face of the support,substantially as described.

In testimony Whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL R. SOOTTRDN.

Witnesses: i

MINNIE I. CHURCH, D. W. MULLIGAN.

